• Luminous flux drives incandescent bulb replacement (26/07/11)
  Based on the comparative survey conducted by LEDinside, luminous flux of at least 450lm is a key factor for the replacement of the 40W incandescent light bulbs.
  
  
• Large-size panel demand regresses (25/07/11)
  WitsView indicates that weak buying power in the U.S. and Europe has caused a regression in the shipment of large-sized panels with tablet panel being the only panel type showing remarkable growth.
  
  
• Global mobile video consumption sees strong growth (25/07/11)
  Mobile video consumption is a rapidly developing market with mobile video usage set to exceed 69,300 crore minutes by 2015, according to the recent In-Stat.
  
  
• ARM-based notebook PCs see 22.9% growth (22/07/11)
  According to IHS iSuppli, ARM-based systems will account for 22.9 per cent of global notebook PC unit shipments in 2015, up from 3 per cent in 2012.
  
  
• Nanocarbon production to touch Rs.5,000 crore in 2015 (21/07/11)
  According to MarketResearch.com, the nanocarbon production capacity was 4,065tons in 2010, and is expected to exceed 12,300tons in 2015 to reach a value of Rs.5,803.57 crore ($1.3 billion).
  
  

• Home appliance chip market crosses Rs.8,000 crore (20/07/11)
  IMS Research forecasts that the MHA chip market will cross Rs.8,928.57 crore ($2 billion) in 2012 largely driven by increased shipments to growing economies like China, India, and Latin America.
  
  
• Non-volatile memory market to boom by 2015 (20/07/11)
  According to MarketResearch.com, the global market for emerging NVM is expected to increase to Rs.7,142.86 crore ($1.6 billion) by 2015 at an AAGR of 69 per cent through the forecast period.
  
  
• Touch screen module revenue tops Rs.59,000 crore (19/07/11)
  Total touch screen module revenue will reach Rs.59,821.43 crore ($13.4 billion) in 2011, and nearly double in six years, reaching Rs.1.07 lakh crore ($23.9 billion ) by 2017, says DisplaySearch.
  
  
• Apple's iCloud weakens NAND flash market (19/07/11)
  Apple Inc.'s newly launched iCloud storage service could present a stiff competition to the NAND flash market causing the demand for the memory to weaken in the future, according to IHS iSuppli.
  
  
• 2Q11 global PC shipments show modest growth (18/07/11)
  Gartner predicts the global PC market shift to modest but steady growth and indicates a period of adjustment starting Q2 11.
  
  

• IaaS to approach Rs.17,858 crore by 2015 (18/07/11)
  In-Stat research forecasts that IaaS (infrastructure as a service) will grow to roughly Rs.17,857.14 crore ( $4 billion) by 2015.
  
  
• Electric car production to top 1.6 crore in 2021 (18/07/11)
  IMS Research predicts that global electric car production is set to top 1.6 crore in 2021, indicating a 16-fold increase from 2010, and will account for 16 per cent of all vehicles manufactured.
  
  
• Enterprise business spending on the rise (15/07/11)
  An In-Stat research says that enterprise businesses spending on voice, data, and cloud services will rise to nearly 6 per cent.
  
  
• Photonic crystal market shows 46% growth by 2016 (14/07/11)
  According to MarketResearch.com's report, photonic crystal market is expected to reach Rs.1.54 lakh crore ($34,500 million) by 2016 with a CAGR of 46.1 per cent.
  
  
• DAS installations to surpass Rs.17,000 crore by 2015 (13/07/11)
  According to In-Stat research, hospitals and healthcare expenditures for DAS installations will surpass Rs.17, 857.14 crore ($4 billion) in 2015.
  
  

• Tablets, e-readers drive up silicon content (13/07/11)
  In-Stat research forecasts that silicon content for tablets will soar to nearly Rs.62, 500 crore ($14 billion) by 2015.
  
  
• Mobile VoIP gains by better indoor reception (12/07/11)
  In-Stat forecasts that business mobile VoIP users will reach about 8.3 crore by 2015, its demand driven by cheaper cost, easy implementation path and better indoor reception.
  
  
• LTE boosts femtocell, picocell market (12/07/11)
  According to a Frost & Sullivan report, LTE will boost the Rs.1,250 crore ($0.28 billion) world femtocell and picocell market to Rs.34,464.29 crore ($7.72 billion) by 2016.
  
  
• Variable LCD equipment sales to pick up by 2012 (11/07/11)
  The Information Network says that the variable sales for the TFT-LCD equipment market is expected to pick up 4 per cent this year and 39 per cent in 2012.
  
  
• Connected TV shipments surpass 13.8 crore in 2015 (11/07/11)
  DisplaySearch forecasts that connected TV shipments will exceed 13.8 crore units in 2015. Growing energy regulations and DVB-T2 digital broadcasting are making consumers choose LED and Smart TV.
  
  

• Timing devices market hits Rs.13, 000 crore by 2016 (11/07/11)
  Databeans forecasts timing devices to be worth Rs.13, 392.86 crore ($3 billion) by 2016, assuming a yearly growth rate of 11 per cent on average.
  
  
• Future of 3D TV (11/07/11)
  Databeans forecasts that the advancement of smart and 3D TV apps and a strong presence in numerous consumer markets could mean that 3D viewing is here to stay.
  
  
• PV Inverter revenues fall 10% in 2011 (08/07/11)
  IMS Research forecasts that the 2011 global PV inverter revenues will decline below Rs.26,785.71 crore ($6 billion) , a 10 per cent fall driven by the inventory overhang from 2010 and high price pressure.
  
  
• In-Stat: HomePlug products to cross 3 crore by 2014 (06/07/11)
  In-Stat forecasts that HomePlug products will grow considerably with node shipments surpassing 3 crore units by 2014 driven by significant market growth in the European and Asia Pacific regions.
  
  
• PV module shipments show strong recovery in 2H 11 (05/07/11)
  Rapidly falling PV module price is a key factor in strong recovery of PV module shipments and re-establishing demand in 2H 11, as per the latest report from IMS Research.
  
  

• 10GigE port shipments show 21% growth in 2011 (05/07/11)
  According to In-Stat, 10GigE port shipments recorded a y-o-y growth of 20.8 per cent in 2011, although from Q4 10 to Q1 11, worldwide Ethernet port shipments fell 7 per cent, while revenues decreased 12 per cent.
  
  
• WLAN-enabled CE shipments rise to 42 crore by 2015 (05/07/11)
  An In-Stat report indicates that WLAN-enabled CE product shipments are expected to exceed 41.9 crore by 2015 driven by the need to provide the connectivity necessary to support IP-based video content.
  
  
• Touchless sensing, gesture recognition markets boom (04/07/11)
  MarketsandMarkets forecasts that the global market for touchless sensing and gesture recognition will reach Rs.16,325 crore ($3656.8 million) and Rs.2,790.18 crore ($625 million) respectively, by 2015.
  
  
• Auto IC market to breach Rs.1.50 lakh crore by 2014 (30/06/11)
  MarketsandMarkets forecasts an upward trend in the automotive semiconductors market which is forecast to touch Rs.1.56 lakh crore ($35 billion) by 2014.
  
  
• RFID software to approach Rs.2,000 crore in 2016 (30/06/11)
  ABI Research forecasts that RFID software continues to grow in uptake and software revenues are set to increase at a CAGR of more than 20 per cent through 2016.
  
  

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